2012 Dodge Journey Owner Manual - Page 46

44 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE • All seat belt systems (except the driver's and second row center) include Automatic Locking Retractors (ALRs) or a cinching latch plate, or both, which lock the seat belt webbing into position by extending the belt all the way out and then adjusting the belt to the desired length to restrain a child seat or secure a large item in a seat - if equipped NOTE: The Advanced Front Air Bags have a multistage inflator design. This allows the air bag to have different rates of inflation based on the severity and type of collision. Here are some simple steps you can take to minimize the risk of harm from a deploying air bag: 1. Children 12 years old and under should always ride Please pay close attention to the information in this buckled up in a rear seat. section. It tells you how to use your restraint system properly, to keep you and your passengers as safe as WARNING! possible. Infants in rear facing child restraints should never If you will be carrying children too small for adult-sized ride in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger seat belts, the seat belts or the Lower Anchors and Tether Advanced Front Air Bag. An air bag deployment can for CHildren (LATCH) feature also can be used to hold cause severe injury or death to infants in that posiinfant and child restraint systems. For more information tion. on LATCH, refer to Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH). Children that are not big enough to wear the vehicle seat belt properly (see section on Child Restraints) should be